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Types of Functional non-coding Sequences of the Genome

The Genome Part 1

Pathology precisely speaking interpret to the study of misery (Greek pathos = misery, logos = study); more commonly, the expression pathology is noted to symbolize the study of disease. Pertinent to this first chapter, Virchow conceive the expression “cellular pathology” to highlight the fundamental dogma that each and every illness stem from the cellular level. By deduction, contemporary…

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Cellular Adaptations

Overview The most basic definition of the word, “pathology”, is the study of disease. Diseases can occur in a human body for a variety of reasons. Some diseases could be due to changes in the proliferation cycle of a cell, or perhaps a cell’s inability to function normally. This view of diseases concentrates on the intrinsic factors responsible for the normal functioning of the cell. Diseases…

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Intercostal muscles

Now that we have been introduced to the osteology structures that form the supporting framework for the rest of the soft tissues, lets now look at the meat that covers these bones. By now, you have probably heard the word “intercostal” a thousand times. It should then come as no surprise that the musculature in between the ribs are also called Intercostal Muscles. The area between ribs is the…

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This is a lateral view of the mediustinum. As seen from the image, the main names you have to remember are: Superior Thoracic Aperture Sternal Angle Sternum Diaphragm Lets first talk about the sternum. Its that long central bone on your chest, which you can easily palpate on yourself right this moment. The clavicle and parts of the thoracic cage provide prominent surface landmarks. Directional…

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Breasts- an overview

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Surface anatomy of the thorax

The clavicle and parts of the thoracic cage provide prominent surface landmarks. Directional terms are used to help orient the reader to the thorax. The cutaneous innervation of the anterior portion of the thoracic wall is from lateral and anterior cutaneous nerves via ventral rami, forming a segmental dermatomal pattern. Lateral and anterior cutaneous branches of the intercostal nerves…

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Short quiz on skeletal anatomy of the thorax

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Ribs

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